Boots Acquired by Canada’s Weston Family for $8.9 Billion
The Westons agreed on Wednesday to buy the UK's Boots from Sycamore Partners and the Pessina family, pledging to invest in the retailer's stores and online and expand healthcare services.
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Fashion Week
A Clash of Cultures at Peter Pilotto
The designers know what their clientele wants. Bringing in commercial daywear and luxe accessories will add to their allure.
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No More Naïvete for Victoria Beckham
The designer's minimalist chic has evolved to a point where it is utterly seductive in its confidence.
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In London, Independent Voices Test the Future
This Saturday at London Fashion Week, Molly Goddard, Michael Halpern and Gareth Pugh showed signature pieces and new experiments.
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Mary Katrantzou Turns 10
The designer's 10th anniversary show was a cool, complex mesh of digital mechanics and fierce technique, running smoothest when she cleaved closest to her original ideas.
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Jonathan Anderson, Unbuttoned
The designer's bright and Balearic collection was a measure of his maturation with hints of the leisurely sensuality he brings to Loewe.
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Burberry and Beckham Rule London Fashion Week
This week, everyone will be talking about Riccardo Tisci's first show for Burberry at London Fashion Week, the 10th anniversary of Victoria Beckham's luxury brand and retailers' holiday hiring plans. Read our BoF Professional Cheat Sheet.
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London’s New Guard Is Still Kicking
On the first day of London Fashion Week, emerging labels Kiko Kostadinov, Xu Zhi and Matty Bovan pushed boundaries while embracing newfound commerciality.
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Perpetual Sunshine at Michael Kors
Kors went a bit heavy on the flower (over)power, but the handful of black outfits at show’s end were blessed dark relief from the rush of turquoise and watermelon.
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Marc Jacobs’ Fantasy Land
Collections like these can be a challenge for those trying to commercialise his ideas. But at least he’s still dreaming.
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New York’s Ups and Downs
Nowhere else in the world are designers given so many opportunities to rise and fail.
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New York’s Chinatown Is Bubbling With Creativity. But For How Long?
The still-gritty but fast-gentrifying Manhattan neighborhood is host to some of the city’s most interesting emerging fashion labels.
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At Coach, A Promise of Revolution
Under Stuart Vevers' stewardship, America’s iconic leather goods house has become the home of youthful style dissidents, but the revolution wasn’t starting here. It was merely being artfully co-opted.
The News in Brief
Vogue Arabia to Launch Annual Ball
The magazine’s inaugural ball will take place in November, the latest in a growing portfolio of live events hosted by publisher Condé Nast.
Lacoste Fired CEO Ahead of Paris Runway Show, Sources Say
The French tennis and lifestyle brand quietly fired its chief executive, Eric Vallat, shortly before the brand’s latest Paris fashion show, sources told Reuters.
Frasers Group Acquires 8.8% Stake in Under Armour
The move extends British company’s push into sports brands following a recent purchase of Puma stock.
US Luxury Spending Slows, Citi Data Shows
US credit card spending on luxury brands fell for a third consecutive month in September, according to data from Citi.
Frasers Group Steps Up Luxury Push With New Division, Larger Burberry Stake
The British retail group has brought its stakes in Burberry, Hugo Boss and Mulberry together with its luxury retail operations.
Asos Customers Receive ‘Hack’ Notification Threatening Leak
The retailer is investigating after users of its mobile app received a notification claiming hackers had ‘fully compromised’ company data.
Report: L’Oréal Explores Unloading Chemical-Related Liabilities
The French company has engaged restructuring advisers to explore options for rising US legal liabilities linked to its use of talc and other chemical ingredients in some of its cosmetic products, the Wall Street Journal reported on Monday.